BOLO - George & Jennifer Hyatte

(Kingston, Tennessee) Be on the look out for escaped inmate George Hyatte and his wife, Jennifer Hyatte. The wife pulled a gun on Correction Department Officer Wayne "Cotton" Morgan who later died.


George & Jennifer Hyatte
A large amount of blood in the abandoned getaway vehicle is believed to be from a wound on Jennifer. She may seek medical help or, based on the quantity of blood, she may have died. FoxNews is reporting that the sheriff in Tennessee believes he knows the location of George Hyatte. The story continues to develop.

George Hyatte is a black man, 34 years old, five feet five inches tall and and weighs about 140 pounds. Jennifer Hyatte is a white woman, 31 years old, with red hair, about five feet four inches tall and weighs about 140 pounds.

Anyone with information, please call 1-800-TBI-FIND. The Hyattes are considered armed and dangerous.


[Update 0300 EDT, 8/11/05]

(Columbus, Ohio) George and Jennifer Hyatte were apprehended about 10pm EDT at the Best Value Inn, located at 4875 Sinclair Road on the north side of Columbus.

From NBC4i.com:

According to the U.S. Marshals Office, a SWAT team surrounded the Erlanger, Ky., Econo Lodge after investigators spotted a gold van used by the couple. The van was spotted Wednesday at about 4:30 p.m.

The pair then took a cab from Erlanger, located outside of Cincinnati, to Columbus, according to U.S. Marshals. Investigators said the cab driver called police and gave a description of the pair. An undercover Marshal searched the motel and found the Hyattes' room, on the motel's second floor.

Investigators said they called the motel room and Jennifer Hyatte answered the phone. Then they said they told her and her husband to surrender peacefully, Ivanic reported.

Police officers and a SWAT team were outside the room when they surrendered, Ivanic reported.

Witnesses said Jennifer Hyatte was carried down the motel's steps. She had apparently been wounded from Tuesday's shootout, Ivanic reported. Police said Hyatte, a former prison nurse, was shot.

Both are in custody. Splendid.